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Originally Posted by 4saken
Anyone who thinks that wouldn't have any understanding for what satanism would be. Satanism is more of a religious thing than anything that is without religion or non-christian music. If anything satanism is more of a pro-belief-in-god thing. That is because satanism is about the devil and if you believe in the devil you also believe in god.
So a song without god(or non Christian music) would have absolutely nothing to do with satanism and instead less satanic than christian music  . Meaning, unless a song directly says something about satanism, anyone who says it's satanic is a complete idiot and has no idea what they are talking about. 
Basically what I mean is.. If a band says nothing about religion, to assume it is of the satanistic religion is going an extra step into the assumption. And it is much more reasonable to assume they are an atheist or agnostic band because nothing having to do with religion was brought into it. |
Well, modern day Satanism is certainly not what you describe here. Modern day Satanism is a selfish hedomism that focuses on the individual as more important than anytihng else, and present pleasure as solely important. At least, that is what the Church of Satan stands for. They openly state they do not believe in or serve Satan; they merely want to be the opposite of what the Christian church stands for.
Now, there are some people who would hold that the words are irrelevant, that the music itself is evil. You know, the people who were parents in the 70's.
Anyway,Satanism is a term thrown around by a lot of people today, but just because a person invokes the name of the devil or advocates sin does not make them a Satanist. Satanists of today are largely people who don't want to accept any outside authority and please themselved in the utmost. Now, Satanism of Biblical times is another issue!
As to my views on music, I would say that most claims of Satanism or evil in music are ridiculous. I'm surprised that people can still jump on metal for that, but they do. Most of the early claims of Satanism in metal were unfounded. The only musician I can think of who comes close to being a "Satanist" would have ot be Marilyn Manson, as he is very open in his hate for the Church and Christianity. Even then, he tends to mix his stage persona into his real life a little too much, so it's not always obvious when he's putting on a show or not. Personally, I just don't feel the day is complete until I listen to Slayer. Fun fact: Thier lead singer, Tom Araya, is actually a devout Roman Catholic.